Although not particularly pleased, at least I was kind of entertained with this tea. Its long, thin and wiry leaves smelled surprisingly of milk chocolate and it was a pretty strong aroma like the one coming from a freshly unwrapped milk chocolate bar. Not exactly what I would expect from a Darjeeling, even a green one, but it smelled tasty nevertheless so intrigued, I brewed some right away.

The brew is disappointing, the chocolaty goodness is mostly gone and what is left is lightly sweet aroma without any distinguishing characteristics. The taste again has nothing in common with Darjeelings and is mellow and vegetal instead, with sweet buttery notes. Overall it reminds me more of Chinese greens, without smokiness.

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I’ve been drinking loose leaf tea all my life. I always take tea plain without adding any sweetener or milk to it. Would love to swap for tea, feel free to contact me about it.

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1-9 Undrinkable10-19 Hardly drinkable 20-29 Strong dislike30-39 Dislike40-49 Unpleasant but still has some merits50-59 Average tea, no strong feelings either way60-69 Good solid tea, isn’t worth repurchasing for some reasons70-79 Quality tea, might repurchase once in a while80-89 Great tea, will keep in my regular rotation90-100 Outstanding tea, staple of my collection